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IL SB3183
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/2/2026
Primary Sponsor
Omar Aquino
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AI Summary
- Expands the Attorney General's Worker Protection Unit authority to enforce any labor or employment law in Illinois, beyond the five specific acts previously listed
- Grants new investigative powers including issuing subpoenas for documents, requiring written interrogatories under oath, inspecting employer premises, and conducting on-site worker interviews during business hours
- Requires employers and their agents to cooperate with investigations by providing access to premises, records, and allowing employee interviews
- Designates individuals who voluntarily provide information to investigators as confidential government informers protected by privilege
- Creates a Class A misdemeanor for knowingly destroying, concealing, altering, or falsifying documents subject to an Attorney General subpoena
- Authorizes the Attorney General to obtain search warrants when employers refuse inspection or when immediate access is deemed necessary for the investigation
Legislative Description
WORKER PROTECTION UNIT
Last Action
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
3/12/2026
Committee Referrals
Judiciary3/4/2026
Assignments3/3/2026
Judiciary2/10/2026
Assignments2/2/2026
Full Bill Text
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